St. Ambrose Catholic Parish

Dear Parishioners: I want to thank all those parishioners who came out for our tenth Lenten Mission.  It’s hard to believe but we’ve had ten great Missions over the years and this year’s Mission was also superb thanks to Father Ferdi.  It was good to have him back at St. Ambrose and I am grateful [...]

Dear Parishioners: This weekend we kick-off the Annual Catholic Charity Appeal at all Masses.  Each year every parish in the Diocese of Providence is called upon to support the work of the Church in Rhode Island with prayer and financial donations.  We have always had tremendous support for the Catholic Charity Appeal at St. Ambrose [...]

Dear Parishioners: Welcome Father Ferdi!  We welcome our Lenten Mission Preacher, Father Ferdi Santos, to St. Ambrose this weekend.  Many of you remember Father from his years residing here at St. Ambrose while teaching at Providence College.  In January he returned to St. John Vianney Seminary in Miami to resume teaching philosophy.  I was able [...]

Lincoln, RI—St. Ambrose Parish in Albion, Rhode Island will host its Annual Parish Lenten Mission from February 25-29, 2010. This year’s Mission Preacher is Father Ferdinand Santos, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy at St. John Vianney Seminary College in Miami, Florida. The Mission will begin at the Weekend Masses (Saturday 5:00PM; Sunday 9:00AM & 11:00AM) February [...]

Schedule of Masses 7:30AM 12:00PM 7:00PM Ashes are to be distributed at all Masses.

Dear Parishioners: After last week’s Masses many parishioners asked me what action could be taken against the unfair Health and Human Services Healthcare mandate.  First, I encourage you to pray for a just resolution to this infringement on our liberty.  Pray for our President, Congress and country, pray for our Church,   bishops and all who [...]

Six Things Everyone Should Know About the HHS Mandate  1.The rule that created the uproar has not changed at all, but was finalized as is.  Friday evening, after a day of touting meaningful changes in the mandate, HHS issued a regulation finalizing the rule first issued in August 2011, “without change.”  So religious employers dedicated [...]

There are 100 statues in the national  statuary hall collection in the U.S. Capitol building, two for each state.  Rhode Island’s statues honor Roger Williams and Nathaniel Greene (does anyone know who he is? Revolutionary War General!).  There are five statues that honor Catholic heroes. Mother Joseph of the Sisters of Providence is honored by [...]

Dear Parishioners: I don’t know who was more depressed on Monday Tom Brady or me!  It was a great game but not a great ending, better luck next year. Not to worry, Major League Baseball spring training starts soon, go Sox! My New York Giants loving brother-in-law and his daughters (my own nieces!) cruelly rubbed [...]

Dear Parishioners: You have probably taken note of the budget  income figures each week which shows that what we receive often fluctuates. In these stressful economic times, most everyone either feels the pinch or feels inclined to be cautious about giving “just in case.” Of course, that is natural enough but it seriously affects our [...]